VOLKSWAGEN Passat · 1.6 Arctic · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2004

Make of automobiles Passat, modification 1.6 Arctic launched manufacture by Volkswagen from 2003 and closed in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.7 m, It is shaped as sedan with 4 doors, and can be placed in a 5 men with a driver.

«Passat 1.6 Arctic» automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 102 hp at 5600 rmp, which allows you to speed up the auto in 12.7 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain ceiling speed of 192 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this vehicle is 62 liters of petrol, so when average fuel consumption is 7.7 l per 100 km (6 l on the track, 10.7 l in the city), accordingly let you to go nearly 806 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following size - 195/65VR15.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat gained the great quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to passive safety systems (passenger, driver, side, head/curtain airbags), it is also equipped with active safety such as ESP, EBD, ABS.